Alana Louise Patience (born 21 November 1980) is an Australian ballroom dancer and twice winner of Channel 7's ''

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''.

Career

Patience studied acting at the

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(AADA), now known as the Australian Institute of Music – Dramatic Arts (AIMDA); however, she would take a break when she joined the Australian version of ''

'', but she later returned and graduated in 2005. In 2010, Alana—together with '' Better Homes and Gardens'' carpenter Rob Palmer—won

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of ''Dancing with the Stars'', and she won again in

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with Celebrity chef

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. Alana has also danced with music journalist

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, Tom Waterhouse, ex- Collingwood footballer

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, and radio personality Brendan Jones. Patience was announced as part of the cast for the fourteenth season of Dancing with the Stars, but her assigned partner, comedian

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, dropped out of the show before the season began (due to an arrest). Alana's ballroom career has spanned over 20 years, and her titles include two-time Australian and South Pacific Youth Latin Champion as well as Australian Representative to the World Youth Latin Championships. Alana has performed in the Australian ballroom hit show ''

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'', touring the United States, China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand and Australia in both 2001 and 2007. In 2009, Alana moved to

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to join the international cast of the sold-out 18-month season of the musical version of ''

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''. In 2012, Alana opened the only

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bridal boutique in Australia as the boutique manager, located at the

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in Sydney. Alana also performs throughout Australia with her dance partner Carmelo Pizzino at various corporate, charity, and dance events.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Patience, Alana 1980 births Australian Institute of Music alumni Australian ballroom dancers Living people 21st-century Australian dancers